Written by Joshua Tyler and Chris Snelgrove | issued
In the minds of modern movie buffs, 1985 is the year back to the future Arrived. But at the time, the most beloved movie of the year had the same title as another movie. That only changed when, inexplicably, strange forces embarked on a campaign to retroactively erase them from existence.
Everyone talked about the two 1985 movies, bought tickets, and recorded them on TV with wonky VCRs attached to rabbit ears until they were removed from the world in the early 2000s. , I was renting a copy at my local Take One Video store. was directed by Robert Zemeckis. back to the future and Ron Howard’s cocoon.
Strangely enough, cocoon It was originally intended to be a Robert Zemeckis film, but he was fired due to production issues. Ron Howard took over. cocoon It became his.
Ron Howard’s movie was highly praised before it was deleted
meanwhile back to the future It made even more money with a huge box office gross of $210 million. cocoon It was much appreciated. cocoon He won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Don Ameche and Best Visual Effects for his work on acclaimed artist Ralph McQuarrie. Ron Howard won the Saturn Award for Best Director over Robert Zemeckis. cocoon He walked away with the prestigious SF Best Director trophy.
Cocoon is gone now. It really disappeared. It’s like you can’t watch it anywhere. not at all.
what happened? What went wrong? Is there a way to see? You’ll have those answers by the end of this article.
But first, since cocoon It hasn’t been available in the United States for decades, so it’s safe to assume that many people have never seen it. So, here’s what you need to know cocoon.
How Cocoon conquered 1985 with awards and audiences
For Ron Howard, Cocoon was the film that brought him attention as a director. Without it, we might not have gotten movies like this Apollo 13 and Parent-child relationship.
Howard’s first science fiction film was “M.A.”After the splash, but before making the willow. His approach to making it was unconventional. may be influenced by splashGiven that both films are tied to water; splash It’s a straight comedy, cocoon It’s not like that. There was nothing quite like it before or since.
At first, Cocoon is a laid-back movie about the residents of a nursing home. In a small act of defiance against their declining years, they sneak in next door and swim in the empty pool.
One day they came swimming and noticed a large rock in the water at the bottom of the pool. They decide to swim anyway and find themselves feeling better.
The misery of old age begins to disappear. They regain their health. they start dancing. They begin to have physical experiences again.
While Wilford Brimley is busy with his wife, 1980s icon Steve Gutenberg stars as the captain of a fishing boat. A group of kind people hire his services on a charter, and he spends the next month transporting them to the ocean, where they go scuba diving and bring back large stones.
Guttenberg, who goes out to sea and lusts after a female member of his group, accidentally stumbles upon the truth. They are aliens, and the rocks they pulled up from the ocean floor are alien pods. The aliens were unfazed by the unmasking, and after calming the aliens down, Captain Jack agreed to keep the secret and cooperate.
The alien’s intentions seem to be pure and friendly. They are very friendly and won’t get mad if you find a coot from a nursing home living in your pool. The aliens are Antareans, and as the film progresses, they inadvertently teach the locals about life, mortality, and what it means to be truly human.
Eventually, other nursing home residents find out about the pool, and in their enthusiasm they ruin it for others. Unable to complete their mission, the Antareans must return home, and the elderly residents of the nursing home are forced to make difficult choices.
What would you do to become young again?
Wear your heart firmly on your sleeve, cocoon It has all the warmth that characterizes a great Ron Howard film. A legendary cast including Wilfred Brimley, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, and the aforementioned Don Ameche help bring this story to life.
Loved by critics and audiences alike cocoon. The film was a legitimate cultural phenomenon and one of the biggest box office hits of that year. VHS was even bigger, with copies flying off video store shelves as quickly as people were renting them.
Why can’t I watch Cocoon on streaming?
All this creates a modern mystery all around. cocoon That’s so weird. The film is an award-winning, beloved blockbuster directed by one of Hollywood’s most famous directors and starring iconic A-list actors. why not cocoon Can I watch it anywhere?
This should be an easy question to answer, but here’s what actually happened. cocoon Surrounded by silence and mystery. Director Ron Howard did not respond when asked about the incident. So does star Steve Guttenberg.
The closest we come to providing an answer comes from an anonymous source unearthed by the site Uproxx. According to the anonymous insider, the most likely, but not the only, reason is that cocoon The reason why you can’t stream music is because the music of cocoon New media and cross-border sales are currently not permitted. ”
Is it because of James Horner?
It’s not clear why the music isn’t allowed for streaming, but we’re sure it has something to do with the film’s composer, James Horner.
James Horner got his start as a film composer in the ’70s, but not before scoring the 1982 masterpiece. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Khan’s Wrath Director Nicholas Meyer was working on the film on a shoestring budget and needed to hire mostly unknown and inexpensive actors. That was James Horner.
Horner’s work on this film received high praise, cocoon It was a big stepping stone to his rise to fame. However, his method of contract negotiation was strange and may have been different from other films he worked on. The agency was involved as an intermediary, which may have caused rights issues, which sadly became even more problematic when James Horner passed away in 2015 at the age of 61. There is.
Why can’t I watch Cocoon on DVD or Blu-Ray?
The confusion surrounding the rights to Horner’s sheet music has not completely solved the mystery. because cocoon Not only is it not available to stream in the US, it is also not available on physical media.
It was last released on DVD over 20 years ago, but all forms of physical media have long since gone out of print. copy of cocoon They have become so rare that Ebay sellers are now charging hundreds of dollars for them.
How to avoid being fooled by fakes
What makes things even more confusing for potential viewers is that it can easily be mistaken for other movies currently being released. For example, you can rent movies such as: cocoon Although it’s being released on Prime Video, this isn’t Ron Howard’s 1985 masterpiece, it’s a 2022 arthouse love story.
You can also pay to rent the sequel Cocoon: The Return It’s available on platforms like Prime and YouTube, but trust me, that movie is terrible. If you’re trying to dig up illegal pirated copies, you can’t do that either.
I can’t even find a clear copy of the movie’s trailer on the internet, let alone the actual scenes from the movie. cocoon It’s being completely erased from existence, and no one seems to know why.
The reason you can’t watch “Cocoon” anymore is because of Disney.
If you’re looking for a place to stay accountable, look no further than Disney. cocoon was previously owned by 20th Century Fox when Disney acquired the company in 2019. cocoon Too. Given the film’s unavailability, it’s clear the company has no interest in getting people to see it.
Someone out there, some dark Disney executive with great power, is doing everything possible to prevent you from seeing it. Sadly, that’s exactly the kind of behavior we’ve come to expect from the once-great Walt Disney Company.
How to watch Cocoon
Before writing this article, I saw a copy of: cocoon. It wasn’t easy to get it. To watch it, Giant Freakin Robot had to overpay for a copy on eBay, wait two weeks for it to appear, and then digitize the Blu-Ray for local streaming. there was.
If you already have a copy, cocoonhold on tight. If you have the money, grab the ridiculously expensive Blu-ray on eBay and share it with your friends before it’s gone.
cocoon It’s a great movie. One of the best science fiction movies of all time.
Share this article with your friends and send them a message. Please let Disney know cocoon You should see it.
